VILNIUS: The Government of the Republic of Lithuania has approved the proposed changes to the Law on Corporate tax. The amended tax scheme would offer a tax relief to companies wishing to invest in Lithuanian film production. It is hoped that the new scheme will be approved by the Lithuanian Parliament already this spring.
The Jihlava IDFF is accepting applications for the second annual Emerging Producers workshop. Click HERE to ready full story.
Plus Camerimage Festival and BVK (German Society of Cinematographers) will start a discussion about another aspect of the authors’ rights issues. There is an ongoing debate across the world about how to make filmmakers have their share in the turnover generated by the use of the creative work, even on the Internet. We would like to address these matters by hosting a panel discussion at the upcoming Plus Camerimage Festival (16th-23rd Nov).
Cyprus Film Days 2013 is ready to kick off with an outstanding programme for yet another year, starting with its official opening this Friday, 19th April 2013 with simultaneous screenings in Limassol and in Nicosia.
WISEBADEN: In Bloom, a Georgian/German/French coproduction directed by Nana Ekvtimishvili and Simon Gross, won the 10,000 EUR Best Film prize at 13th edition of goEast (10-16 April 2013), which attracted a record audience of over 10,000 visitors.
Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) and sponsored by Akbank, the 32nd Istanbul Film Festival’s Awards were presented at the Closing Gala and Awards Ceremony, which took place at Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall, on Sunday, 14 April.
The Berlin-based world sales company has picked up Japanese Dog, a Romanian debut film directed by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu and produced by Tudor Giurgiu’s Libra Film Productions.
The 13th edition of goEast brings Central and East European filmmakers together in Wiesbaden. Read the full story on Dokweb.
CANNES: Spies of Warsaw, a coproduction between Polish public broadcaster TVP and the BBC Worldwide, was spotlighted as a case study for coproductions at MIP-TV.
